Refrigerator with heating chamber

ABSTRACT

A refrigerator includes a refrigeration system and a heating chamber powered by a part of the refrigeration process. The refrigeration system is a closed and recycling system which comprises a compressor, a first condenser, a three-way magnetic valve, a second condenser, at least one capillary pipeline, and an evaporator. The heating chamber is located around the first condenser, and the first condenser emits to the heating chamber heat which is emitted by the refrigeration system.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201711138886.6 filed on Nov. 16, 2017, the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein.

FIELD

The subject matter herein generally relates to household appliances, and particularly to a refrigerator with a heating chamber.

BACKGROUND

A refrigerator has a function of freezing in existing technology and emits heat when a refrigeration unit of the refrigerator is working. However, the heat emitted by the refrigerator is not recycled and is wasted.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Many aspects of the disclosure can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the disclosure. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of one exemplary embodiment of a refrigerator.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of one exemplary embodiment of the refrigerator of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of one exemplary embodiment of some components of the refrigerator of FIG. 1

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. In addition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described herein can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, methods, procedures, and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant feature being described. Also, the description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts may be exaggerated to better illustrate details and features of the present disclosure.

Several definitions that apply throughout this disclosure will now be presented.

It should be noted that references to “a/an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean “at least one.” Furthermore, the term “comprising” means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in a so-described combination, group, series and the like. The term “coupled” is defined as connected, whether directly or indirectly through intervening components, and is not necessarily limited to physical connections. The connection can be such that the objects are permanently connected or releasable connected.

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in relation to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 illustrate an exemplary embodiment of a refrigerator 100. Depending on the embodiment, the refrigerator 100 can include, but is not limited to, a refrigerator body 1, a compressor 2, a three-way magnet valve 3, heating wire 4, an electromagnetic directional valve 5, a first condenser 6, a second condenser 7, at least one capillary pipeline 8 and an evaporator 9. FIG. 1 illustrates only one example of the refrigerator 100, other examples can include more or fewer components than illustrated, or have a different configuration of the various components in other embodiments.

In at least one embodiment, the space of the refrigerator body 10 is divided into three parts, including a refrigerating chamber 11, a freezing chamber 12, and a heating chamber 13.

In at least one embodiment, the refrigerator body 10 can include at least one door 14. For example, the refrigerating chamber 11, the freezing chamber 12, and the heating chamber 13 of the refrigerator 100 can each have a door 14. The door 14 of the heating chamber 13 is a transparent glass door. The transparent glass door is a double glazed door, and the space between glasses of the door is filled with noble gas. The outer layer of the transparent glass door is chrome glass.

In at least one embodiment, a control panel 15 is located on the refrigerating chamber 11 or the freezing chamber 12. The control panel 15 can be a touch panel, and can set the temperatures of the refrigerator 100. For example, the control panel 15 can set the temperature of the refrigerating chamber 11, the freezing chamber 12, and the heating chamber 13.

In at least one embodiment, the first condenser 6 is located around the heating chamber 13, for example under the heating chamber 13. The first condenser 6 can supply heat for the heating chamber 13. A temperature sensor 16 is located at the heating chamber 13, and the temperature sensor 16 can sense the temperature of the heating chamber 13, and can send the temperature of the heating chamber 13 to the control panel 15. A liner of the heating chamber 13 is of high-temperature resistant materials, and is filled with fire retardant. The heating wire 4 is located between the liner of the heating chamber 13 and the first condenser 6. The heating wire 4 can be controlled by the control panel 15. For example, when the first condenser 6 is not supplying enough heat for the heating chamber 13, then the sensed temperature of the heating chamber 13 will be less than a predetermined temperature. The control panel 15 can control the heating wire 4 to work and supply heat to the heating chamber 13. The heating wire 4 is made of semi-conductive ceramic.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of one exemplary embodiment of some of the components of the refrigerator 100. The compressor 2 is connected to the first condenser 6 and the three-way magnet valve 3 through the electromagnetic directional valve 5. The first condenser 6 is connected to the electromagnetic directional valve 5 through the second condenser 7. The second condenser 7 is connected to the evaporator 9 through the capillary pipeline 8. The evaporator 9 is connected to the compressor 2 to form a closed cyclical system. When the compressor 2 and the first condenser 6 are switched on by the electromagnetic directional valve 5, the heating chamber 13 is turned on and starts working. When the compressor 2 and the three-way magnet valve 3 are switched on by the electromagnetic directional valve 5, the heating chamber 13 is turned off and stops working.

In at least one exemplary embodiment, when the heating chamber 13 is working, the heat emitted by the first condenser 6 can be supplied to the heating chamber 13. When the heat emitted by the first condenser 6 is not enough for the heating chamber 13, and the temperature of the heating chamber 13 is less than the predetermined temperature, the control panel 15 can control the heating wire 4 to work and supply heat for the heating chamber 13.

In at least one exemplary embodiment, when the refrigerator 100 and the heating chamber 13 are working, the compressor 2 can suck low temperature low pressure refrigerant vapor from the evaporator 9 and can compress the low temperature low pressure refrigerant vapor to high temperature high pressure refrigerant gas. The high temperature high pressure refrigerant gas can be sent to the first condenser 6 and the second condenser 7 by a pipeline. The first condenser 6 and the second condenser 7 can condense the high temperature high pressure refrigerant gas to normal temperature high pressure refrigerant liquid, so as to emit heat. The heat emitted by the first condenser 6 can be supplied to the heating chamber 13. The normal temperature high pressure refrigerant liquid can flow through the capillary pipeline 8 after filtering and drying. The capillary pipeline 8 can regulate the flow of the refrigerant liquid and reduce the pressure and temperature of the refrigerant liquid. The evaporator 9 can evaporate the refrigerant liquid to low temperature low pressure refrigerant vapor and absorb heat of the refrigerant liquid. Then the refrigerant vapor can be sucked by the compressor 2 to form a refrigeration cycle. The first condenser 6 is thus working, and can emit heat to the heating chamber 13.

In at least one exemplary embodiment, when the refrigerator 100 is working but the heating chamber 13 is turned off, the compressor 2 can suck low temperature low pressure refrigerant vapor from the evaporator 9 and can compress the refrigerant vapor to high temperature high pressure refrigerant gas. The high temperature high pressure refrigerant gas can be sent to the first condenser 6 by a pipeline. The first condenser 6 can condense the high temperature high pressure refrigerant gas to normal temperature high pressure refrigerant liquid, and emit heat. The heat emitted by the first condenser 6 can be supplied to the heating chamber 13. The normal temperature high pressure refrigerant liquid can flow through the capillary pipeline 8 after filtering and drying. The capillary pipeline 8 can regulate the flow of the refrigerant liquid and reduce the pressure and temperature of the refrigerant liquid. The evaporator 9 can evaporate and cool the refrigerant liquid to low temperature low pressure refrigerant vapor for heat-absorbing purposes. Then the refrigerant vapor can be sucked by the compressor 2 to form a refrigeration cycle. The first condenser 6 is then not working, and cannot emit heat to the heating chamber 13. That is, the heating chamber 13 does not supply any heating.

It should be emphasized that the above-described embodiments of the present disclosure, including any particular embodiments, are merely possible examples of implementations, set forth for a clear understanding of the principles of the disclosure. Many variations and modifications can be made to the above-described embodiment(s) of the disclosure without departing substantially from the spirit and principles of the disclosure. All such modifications and variations are intended to be included herein within the scope of this disclosure and protected by the following claims. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A refrigerator comprising: a refrigeration system and a heating chamber; wherein the refrigeration system is a closed recycle system; the heating chamber is located around a first condenser of the refrigeration system, and the first condenser emits heat to the heating chamber when the refrigeration system is working.
 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising an electromagnetic directional valve, wherein the refrigeration system further comprise a compressor and a three-way magnetic valve, the compressor is connected to the first condenser and the three-way magnet valve through the electromagnetic directional valve.
 3. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein when the compressor and the first condenser are switched on by the electromagnetic directional valve, the heating chamber is turned on and starts working, when the compressor and the three-way magnet valve are switched on by the electromagnetic directional valve, the heating chamber is turned off and stops working.
 4. The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising a control panel, a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber, wherein the control panel is located on the refrigerating chamber or the freezing chamber.
 5. The refrigerator according to claim 4, further comprising heating wire, wherein the heating wire is located between the heating chamber and the first condenser, and is controlled by the control panel.
 6. The refrigerator according to claim 5, further comprising a temperature sensor, wherein the temperature sensor is located at the heating chamber.
 7. The refrigerator according to claim 6, wherein when the temperature of the heating chamber which sensed by the temperature sensor is less than a predetermined temperature, the control panel controls the heating wire to work and supply heat to the heating chamber.
 8. The refrigerator according to claim 6, wherein the control panel further sets the temperature of the refrigerating chamber, the freezing chamber, and the heating chamber.
 9. The refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein the heating wire is made of semi-conductive ceramics.
 10. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the door of the heating chamber is a transparent glass door. 